LOVE, LIKE RAIN, DOES NOT CHOOSE THE GRASS ON WHICH IT FALLS
By Vernalee Love is a feeling that we desire. Absence a heartbreak or two, it makes us feel heavenly... most of the time. "Love is also...
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Relationships
Relationships - We have many with family, friends, loved ones ... We juggle to keep them all together.
Vernalee
- 6 days ago
- 1 min
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
By Vernalee Happy Thanksgiving! As we cook, bless the food, and enjoy the day off, it is a joyous time of reflections. Oh yes …...
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Vernalee
- Nov 20
- 1 min
COUNTING DOWN TO THANKSGIVING
As we countdown the days to Thanksgiving, I thought that I would share a story or two. We all have our holiday stories buried somewhere...
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Vernalee
- Sep 11
- 2 min
OUT ON A LIMB
By Vernalee Are you out on a limb? Are you out there by yourself when everyone else is comfortably relaxing/sitting down in their Lazy...
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Vernalee
- Sep 6
- 1 min
POINTING FINGERS
By Vernalee Are you pointing your finger again? "It's always somebody else's fault." I know that you have heard that quote before! It's...
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Vernalee
- Sep 5
- 1 min
DONT TAKE PEOPLE FOR GRANTED
By Vernalee One of the worst things that you can do is to take someone's kindness for granted. It can be heartbreaking! I learned a long...
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Vernalee
- Sep 1
- 1 min
ARE YOU ON THE SAME PAGE?
By Vernalee Are you speaking the same language? Are you listening to each other? Is what is being said matches what is being done? Why...
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Vernalee
- Aug 23
- 1 min
TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF TOO MUCH
By Vernalee If you asked someone if they bragged or talked about themselves too much, most folks would definitely say "No!" Yet, we know...
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Vernalee
- Aug 22
- 2 min
HOLDING GRUDGES
.By Vernalee It's been said,"Holding grudges can be just as damaging to the grudge-holder as the person who the grudge is being held...
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Vernalee
- Aug 19
- 2 min
ARE YOU AND YOUR COMPUTER BEST FRIENDS?
By Vernalee Who is your best friend? Brace yourself. Your answer will probably not be as long as the far stretching Mississippi River....
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Vernalee
- Aug 16
- 1 min
RELATIONSHIPS LEAVE STUFF BEHIND
By Vernalee When we are involved in relationships (personal and professional) , it is serious business! Attachments are formed....
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Vernalee
- Aug 10
- 1 min
ONE MAN'S TRASH IS ANOTHER'S TREASURE
By Vernalee It's quite simple. What you may regard as worthless, may be extremely valuable to someone else! What you took for granted or...
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Vernalee
- Aug 9
- 2 min
CAN YOU ADMIT YOU WERE WRONG/
By Vernalee When we admit to mistakes and acknowledge that we were wrong, it shows that we are wiser today than we were before we...
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Vernalee
- Aug 2
- 1 min
FORGIVENESS
By Vernalee “Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding...
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Vernalee
- Jul 31
- 2 min
THE YOUTHS CAN WALK FASTER BUT THE ELDERS KNOW THE ROAD
By Vernalee Look at that old lady using a stick for her walking cane... Take a good look at her. Her feet and soul seem tired. She...
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Vernalee
- Jul 29
- 1 min
CONFIDENTIAL - ARE YOU SURE?
By Vernalee Normally, if and when we reveal our secrets, we tell them to people that we trust (or thought we could trust). Then, we hope...
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Vernalee
- Jul 28
- 1 min
YOU DON'T MISS YOUR WATER UNTIL YOUR WELL RUNS DRY
By Vernalee Sometimes, we don’t appreciate the things that we have or people in our lives. In fact, we don't give them a second thought...
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Vernalee
- Jul 27
- 1 min
A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEA BAG
"A woman is like a tea bag - you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady "Why...
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Vernalee
- Jul 21
- 1 min
WHAT PRONOUN DESCRIBES YOUR RELATIONSHIP?
By Vernalee It is amazing how a simple pronoun tells what is going on in a relationship! Listen up! Which pronoun will it be – I, us, ...
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Vernalee
- Jul 20
- 1 min
LIFE IS AN ECHO
By Vernalee I am a firm believer that you get back what you put out. What goes around, comes around! Even if I am wrong, you feel better...
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Vernalee
- Jul 17
- 1 min
3 WAYS - RIGHT WAY, WRONG WAY, THEIR WAY
By Vernalee As we travel, there are tons of directional and caution signs including the Stop, Yield, Wrong Way, and others.. I’m sure...
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Vernalee
- Jul 7
- 1 min
HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE
By Vernalee “Happiness is a choice. If you have the courage to admit when you’re scared, the ability to laugh even as you cry, the nerve...
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Vernalee
- Jul 6
- 2 min
BE THE FRIEND THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE
By Vernalee FRIENDSHIP. The subject is timeless; it never grows old. So let’s examine our wish list. First things first. It is...
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Vernalee
- Jul 5
- 1 min
FRIENDSHIP 101
By Vernalee For the record, you don’t need to take a class (Friendship 101), to determine who your real friends are. Your heart, love,...
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Vernalee
- Jun 27
- 2 min
BRINGING HOME THE BACON
By Vernalee To bring home the bacon means to earn money, particularly for one’s family; to be successful, especially financially...
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Vernalee
- Jun 22
- 1 min
FOR THE LOVE OF FAMILY
By Vernalee Family! Remember them? Related through blood line, they are the people that we feel close to, grew up with, talk to, share...
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Vernalee
- Jun 20
- 1 min
SALT AND SUGAR
By Vernalee Sugar and Salt both look the same, but oh my are they different. Both add flavor. One is sweet, and the other is not. Both...
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Vernalee
- Jun 15
- 2 min
REAL FRIENDS
During the course of our lives, we meet many people. Nothing beats the ones who enter our lives and never leave. There’s a reason why...
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Vernalee
- Jun 14
- 1 min
WATCHED LIKE A HAWK
By Vernalee Watching someone like a hawk is to watch very carefully, especially because you expect them to do something wrong. Why are...
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Vernalee
- Jun 7
- 1 min
BEATING AROUND THE BUSH
By Vernalee Why are you beating around the bush? People tend to 'beat about the bush' when trying to avoid talking about an embarrassing...
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Vernalee
- Jun 6
- 1 min
BEING THERE FOR PEOPLE YOU LOVE
Happy Valentine's Day! Today is a day to show an outpouring of love to those special ones in our lives. Many people send roses and...
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Vernalee
- May 31
- 2 min
YOUR BUSINESS OR THEIRS
By Vernalee If someone can discover the magic formula that will keep people out of other folks’ business, they would be extremely wealthy...
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Vernalee
- May 27
- 1 min
DON'T LET ANYONE HOLD YOU DOWN
By Vernalee There are always obstacles and deterrents. Roadblocks do exist. Troubles will arise. There have been those who have created...
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Vernalee
- May 22
- 1 min
IS THE GRASS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE?
By Vernalee “The Grass is Always Greener' on the other side of the fence means that a different situation or circumstance always seems...
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Vernalee
- May 20
- 2 min
EXTENDING AN OLIVE BRANCH
By Vernalee To extend an olive branch is to make an “offer of peace or to approach a foe in the spirit of conciliation. Biblical in...
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Vernalee
- May 18
- 1 min
MIND YOUR BUSINESS
By Vernalee Why do people stay involved in other folks’ affairs? Is it boredom, the need to gossip, not enough excitement in their own...
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Vernalee
- May 12
- 2 min
SITTING ON PINS AND NEEDLES
By Vernalee Have you ever been anxiously waiting to hear from someone to get the latest news or results? Have you been so anxious that...
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Vernalee
- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE FOR LOVE
By Vernalee Let’s change the pace today. Let’s talk about love. To be loved is a desired emotion for most. For sure, “It’s never too late...
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Vernalee
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
SANTA BABY
By Vernalee Have you been naughty or nice? What do you want Santa to bring you? You‘ve heard that phrase many times I'm sure. Well the...
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Vernalee
- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
By Vernalee As we start the countdown to Christmas, so does our singing of various Christmas themed songs and carols. For those caught up...
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Vernalee
- Dec 17, 2022
- 1 min
ARE YOU ON THE SAME PAGE?
By Vernalee Are you speaking the same language? Are you listening to each other? Is what is being said matches what is being done? Why...
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Vernalee
- Dec 13, 2022
- 1 min
BE ON GUARD
By Vernalee I was always told that “The guard dog never attacks where the master doesn’t know.” Don’t be fooled! The guard dog in some...
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Vernalee
- Dec 7, 2022
- 1 min
DON'T TAKE PEOPLE FOR GRANTED
By Vernalee One of the worst things that you can do is to take someone's kindness for granted. It can be heartbreaking! I learned a long...
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Vernalee
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
HOLDING GRUDGES
.By Vernalee It's been said, "Holding grudges can be just as damaging to the grudge-holder as the person who the grudge is being held...
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Vernalee
- Nov 19, 2022
- 2 min
ARE YOU AND YOUR COMPUTER BEST FRIENDS
By Vernalee Who is your best friend? Brace yourself. Your answer will probably not be as long as the far stretching Mississippi River....
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Vernalee
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
I'M NOT JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS ANYMORE
By Vernalee Listen up! I'm not jumping through hoops anymore ... for anyone who will not do it for me! You heard it right! That's my...
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Vernalee
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE
By Vernalee Has this ever happened to you? Have you for unforeseen reasons been attacked? The blows though unmerited came out of no...
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Vernalee
- Oct 26, 2022
- 1 min
ONE WHO LOVES YOU, WARNS YOU
By Vernalee Yes, it is true that when we love someone, we warn them. We don't want them to walk into danger. The answer lies not in our...
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Vernalee
- Oct 21, 2022
- 1 min
RELATIONSHIPS LEAVE STUFF BEHIND
By Vernalee When we are involved in relationships (personal and professional) , it is serious business! Attachments are formed....
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Vernalee
- Oct 15, 2022
- 2 min
YOU CAN'T BE THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK
By Vernalee I'm sure that you have heard the expression, "The pot calling the kettle black" many times. The phrase originating from times...
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